College of Engineering Ranked Among Top in Nation
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas College of Engineering’s undergraduate program was ranked in the top 100 programs among the nation’s doctoral-granting institutions in the recently released 2011 edition of America’s Best Colleges, published by U.S. News and World Report. Its ranking of 98 is a 4-point jump from the college’s 2010 ranking, and the first time the college was ranked in the top 100.
There are 169 undergraduate engineering programs from private and public doctoral-granting institutions included in the survey. The College of Engineering was ranked No. 61 among the public institutions, a 3-point increase over its 2010 ranking.
“We are very pleased to see the reputation and ranking of the College of Engineering continue to improve,” said Ashok Saxena, dean of the College of Engineering. “This progress reflects a great deal of work by our outstanding faculty, and a strong effort by the University of Arkansas to provide the college with the resources we need to build a nationally recognized program. Our goal is to attract the best students in the state and in the country, and to give them the best education and training in the vital field of engineering.”
The U.S. News discipline-specific rankings are based solely on the peer judgments of deans and senior faculty who were contacted by the publication last spring, and asked to rate the programs with which they were familiar.
The University of Arkansas, overall, is ranked among the nation’s top tier of universities in the U.S. News rankings.
Contacts
Steve Voorhies, manager of media relations
University Relations
479-575-3583,
voorhies@uark.edu
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